[Plus: How to Drink With Dessert: In time for Valentine’s Day, we asked local experts to help us appreciate wine’s sweet side.]
Bistro 110 An a la carte French-themed menu including Maine lobster bisque with salmon caviar and grilled venison chops with parsnip puree and red wine sauce. For dessert a champagne cocktail trio pairs with three desserts. Also available Thursday through Saturday. 110 E. Pearson, 312-266-3110, bistro110restaurant.com.
Carnivale Specials include a 32-ounce prime rib eye for two, chocolate empanadas, and Dom Perignon by the glass. A stilt-walker will hand out complimentary flowers “to the ladies,” and live music will be provided by Los Guitarristas. 702 W. Fulton, 312-850-5005, carnivalechicago.com.
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Ceres’ Table Three-course menu including surf and turf and chocolate souffle tart. Also available Friday and Saturday. $50 per person. 4882 N. Clark, 773-878-4882, cerestable.com.
Dawali Mediterranean Kitchen Three-course dinner for dine-in or carryout with options including soup or salad; braised lamb shank, pan-seared salmon, or stuffed Cornish game hen; and pistachio-crusted molten chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream and raspberry coulis. Dawali is not currently BYO, but a fountain drink or Arabic coffee or tea comes with the package, which is also available Saturday. $50 per couple. 4911 N. Kedzie, 773-267-4200.
Everest A seven-course prix fixe degustation menu centers on beef consomme and Alsatian bone marrow quenelles—a dish chef Jean Joho’s father traditionally made for Joho’s mother on Valentine’s Day. Also available Saturday. $135 per person, $233 with wine pairings. 440 S. LaSalle, 312-663-8920, everestrestaurant.com.
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club A special menu celebrates the opening of the movie Valentine’s Day, so entrees include, for instance, the “Patrick Dempsey,” spiced Cornish rock hen with saffron risotto and roasted tomato puree. Also available Friday and Saturday. 3700 N. Halsted, 773-525-1111, kitkatchicago.com.
